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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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